Google Play said it restored TikTok to the US app store on Thursday, following promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the enactment of a ban on the wildly popular social media platform.
President Donald Trump's official name change from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America began rolling out on Monday, with the FAA and Google Maps updating their systems.
Google said the Calendar edits were apolitical, but the company has already made other changes to bend to Donald Trump’s whims.
Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System. The move follows Google,
The Gulf of Mexico, the body of water that has been known by that name for more than 400 years, is now called the “Gulf of America” on both Apple Maps and Google Maps after Donald Trump decreed the name change.
It’s not just Gulf of America on Google Maps. Users have also noticed changes to Google Calendar and Google Search.
Apple Maps is now displaying the name Gulf of America for the oceanic basin known as the Gulf of Mexico. Users in the United States can now see the new name on their devices running iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Google is among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
For U.S. Google Map users only, the body of water formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico will now appear as the Gulf of America when using the navigational service. The change comes just several weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the gulf to be renamed and on Sunday declared February 9 was officially Gulf of America Day.
The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America. The change follows an executive order by US President Donald Trump renaming the area.
The decision follows Trump’s inauguration day directive aimed at “[restoring] American pride in the history of American greatness,” which has sparked debate and opposition,
Google Play said it restored TikTok to the U.S. app store on Thursday, following promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the enactment